Continental to manufacture ABS and ESC units in India

NEW DELHI: To meet the growing demand for Anti-lock braking and electronic stability control system in India, Continental Automotive, the German automotive solution supplier, has decided to to manufacture ABS and ESC units in India.

The manufacturing will happen at Continental's Gurgaon plant. A new assembly line for ABS and ESC for passenger cars and later ABS for two-wheelers will be located in the existing Continental Automotive Brake Systems plant.

The company targeting the delivery of its first localised ABS/ESC products for India to a leading vehicle manufacturer, by end of 2016.

By producing these systems in the market for the market, we are matching our portfolio to the requirements of our local customers, while keeping our technologies affordable", said Felix Bietenbeck, Head of Continental’s business unit Vehicle Dynamics.

Ministry of Road Transport and Highways has said that all new two wheelers with engine capacity exceeding 125cc need to be fitted with anti-lock braking systems from April 1, 2017. By 2018, even the existing ones will need to have ABS.

Last year,the Govt. had also made ABS manadtory for all new commercial vehicle sold in the country